Roof construction.



E. W. BRAGUE.

ROOF CONSTRUCTION, APPLICATION FILED JUNE 25, 1915.

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ROOF CONSTRUCTION.

specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 3, 1917.

Application filed June 25, 1915. Serial No. 86,340.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Evnnn'rr WESLEY BRAGUE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Clarington, in the county of Monroe and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements in Roof Construction, of which the following is a specification.

This construction relates to improvements in roof construction and has particular application to sheet metal roofing.

In carrying out the present invention, it is my purpose to provide a sheet metal roof construction which will embody a number of identicallyformed sections capable of being assembled in roof formation and secured to the sheeting rapidly and securely and by means of the ordinary tools.

It is also my purpose to provide a roof of the class described which will embrace the desired features of simplicity, eiticiency and durability, wherein the component parts may be Quickly assembled in roof formation, and wherein the sections will be securely and edectively held together.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter set forth in and falling within the scope of the claim.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary top plan view of a roof constructed in accordance with my present invention.

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view through the same.

Fig. 8 is a longitudinal sectional view therethrough.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of the sections removed from the roof.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the anchoring cleats.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, A designates a sheet metal roof as an entirety. This roof embodies sections 1 and each section 1 is formed of a sheet of metal of suitable and convenient length and width. One side edge of the section 1 is upturned as at 2 and disposed at substantially right angles to the main body portion of the section, while the remaining longitudinal edge is upturned as at 3 parallel with the upturned portion 2 and the upper edge of the upturned end portion 3 is bent upon itself as at d to forma relatively thick rib and the rib so formed adapted to be bent downwardly upon the outer side of the main body portion of the upturned portion 3 as at 5. One end edge of the section 1 is extended beyond the upturned side edges and such extended portion of the end edge is bent upwardly as at 6 contiguous to the ends of the upturned side edges and the upturned. end portion 6 is bent downwardly upon itself as at 7 and thence extended outwardly as at 8 to form an attaching flange, while the bent portions 6 and 7 form a vertical rib. This attaching flange 8 is coextensive with the main body portion of the section 1.

9 designates an anchoring cleat comprisin g a horizontal base 10, a vertical leg 11 uprising from one edge of the base and having the upper end thereof bent upon itself to provide a downwardly projecting retaining flange 12. 4

The main body portion of each section 1 is slit in a plane with the upturned sides 2 and 3 thereof so as to permit one end thereof to be bent upwardly relatively to the sides 2 and 3, this end being formed with the upturned edge 6. This produces a shoulder in the main body portion of each section as is clearly shown in Fig. 3. The main body portion of each section 1, at its opposite end is preferably extended beyond its sides 2 and 3 so that, as shown in Fig. 3, the extended portion of one section is inserted under the bent up end of the next section until it on gages the shoulder of the latter.

In this way all the sections 1 are assembled in roof formation, the sections being placed upon the roof end to end and side by side and the flange 8 on the end of one section overlies the relatively opposite end of the other section and nails or other fastening devices are driven through the flange 8 and the adjacent portion of the other section to secure the sections to the sheeting. The sections that are arranged end to end are thus secured together and have their upturned sides arranged flush and of a uniform level and after the nails have been driven through the sections and into the sheeting the ribs formed by the bent portions 6 and 7 of the respective sections are bent clownwardly onto the flanges 8 so as to cover the heads of the nails and protect the latter from the weather.

The downturned rib formed by the bent portions 4 and 5 of the upturned side edge 3 of each section. overlies the upturned end portion 2 of the adjacent section and such,

rib is clamped against the upturned end portion 2 of the adjacent section by a suitable implement. Previous to the joining of the sections to each other side by side, the anchoring cleats 9 are slipped into position and when applying the anchoring cleats the retaining flanges 12 are looped over the bent portions at of the upturned side edges 3 and the cleats moved to the desired positions relatively to the respective sections. Nails or similar fastening devices are now passed through the bases 10 of the cleats and into the sheeting to hold the cleats against movement. After the cleats have been secured in position the sections are fastened together as previously described.

The sections along the edges of the roof have the outer longitudinal edges thereof bent downwardly so that the same may be fastened to the edges of the sheeting, while the outer ends of the sections at the end edges of theroof have the main body portions thereof extended and bent downwardly so that the same may be fastened to the sheeting, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawings.

l/Vhile I have herein shown and described the preferred form of my invention by way Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

of illustration, I wish it to be understood.

that I do not limit or confine myself to the precise details of construction herein described and delineated, as modification and variation may be made within the scope of the claim without departing from the spirit of the invention.

I claim:

A metallic roof section consisting of a main body portion formed with parallel upturned sides, said main body portion being extended beyond said sides at each end and being slit along its sides at one end so as to permit its adjacent extension portion to be bent upwardly relatively to said sides, said last-named extension portion being bent to provide a doubled portion disposed vertically across the end edges of the sides of said section, the sides of said doubled portion be ing pressed together and an integral attaching flange formed right angularly upon one of the sides of said rib.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EVERETT IVESLEY BRAGUE.

Witnesses E1). BoTTs, E. E. WINZENRIED.

Washington, .D. G. 

